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Norway's Strongest Man
2011Tournament information Location Norway Established 1998 Format Multi-event competition Month Played May Current champion Espen Aune
Norway's Strongest Man (Norwegian: Norges Sterkeste Mann) is an annual strongman competition held in Norway. The event was established in 1998.[1] Kurt Kvikkstad won in 1998 & 1999, with Roy Holte winning the next 3 years. Svend Karlsen took the 2003, 2005, and 2006 titles. Arild Haugen won in 2007 & 2008. Richard Skog won in 2009 & 2010.[2] Espen Aune won in 2011, Skog did not compete due to injury.[3]
Official results - top three places
Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place 2011Note 1 Espen Aune
Lars Rørbakken
Bjørn André Solvang
2010 Richard Skog
Espen Aune
Bjørn André Solvang
2009 Richard Skog
Arild Haugen
Lars Rørbakken
2008 Arild Haugen
Richard Skog
Odd Haugen
2007 Arild Haugen
Espen Aune
Odd Haugen
2006 Svend Karlsen
Arild Haugen
Reider Kvåle
2005 Svend Karlsen
Reider Kvåle[4]
2004 Reider Kvåle[4]
Espen Aune [5]
Olaf Dahl [5]
2003 Svend Karlsen
Odd Haugen
Reider Kvåle
2002 Roy Holte
Olaf Dahl
Frank Nagy
2001 Roy Holte
Kurk Kvikkstad
Frank Nagy
2000 Roy Holte
Odd Haugen
Olaf Dahl
1999 Kurt Kvikkstad
Marius Bjerke
Roy Holte
1998 Kurt Kvikkstad
Thomas Johansen
Roy Holte
Notes
- 2 time defending champion Richard Skog did not compete in the 2011 event due to injury.[6]
- Results courtesy of David Horne's World of Grip http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongmanresults.html
References
- ^ "PREVIOUS STRONGMAN CONTESTS TOP 3". Davidhorne-gripmaster.com. http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongmanresults.html. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ "PREVIOUS STRONGMAN CONTESTS TOP 3". Davidhorne-gripmaster.com. http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongmanresults.html. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2011/May/Norwayxs_Strongest_Man-Strongman_and_More.html
- ^ a b "iform.no". http://www.iform.no/pub/art.php?id=641. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ^ a b "treningsforum.no". http://www.treningsforum.no/forum/index.php?topic=13615.0. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2011/May/Norwayxs_Strongest_Man-Strongman_and_More.html
Categories:- Strength athletics
- Strongmen competitions
- Strongmen
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